A mainland Chinese research vessel has conducted a marine environmental survey in waters east of Taiwan, the latest sign of Beijing’s bid to reinforce its jurisdictional claims in the area following Japanese-Philippine maritime boundary talks.The survey, which ran from Tuesday to Thursday, was conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources’ China-sea-bureau" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="149087" data-entity-type="organization">East China Sea Bureau, which deployed the oceanographic research vessel Xiangyanghong 22.The goal was to “gain a comprehensive understanding of the natural ecological conditions in China’s jurisdictional waters to support marine ecological conservation efforts”, according to a ministry statement on Thursday.
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FRI · 2026-06-19 · 09:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0619-85730
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Beijing details rare marine survey east of Taiwan after Tokyo-Manila talks
A Chinese research vessel, the Xiangyanghong 22, conducted a marine environmental survey in waters east of Taiwan from Tuesday to Thursday. The survey was carried out by the Ministry of Natural Resources’ East China Sea Bureau.
Amber WangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-19 · 09:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Chinese research vessel, the Xiangyanghong 22, conducted a marine environmental survey in waters east of Taiwan from Tuesday to Thursday. The survey was carried out by the Ministry of Natural Resources’ East China Sea Bureau. According to a ministry statement, the objective was to gain a comprehensive understanding of the natural ecological conditions in China’s jurisdictional waters to support marine ecological conservation efforts. This action follows recent maritime boundary talks between Japan and the Philippines.
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The survey ran from Tuesday to Thursday.
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The goal was to 'gain a comprehensive understanding of the natural ecological conditions in China’s jurisdictional waters to support marine ecological conservation efforts'.
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The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources’ East China Sea Bureau.
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A mainland Chinese research vessel conducted a marine environmental survey east of Taiwan.
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The survey is seen as a sign of Beijing’s bid to reinforce its jurisdictional claims.
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